Garfield Scott
Candidate for State Representative, 68th District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired truck driver
- Lives in
- Clarksville
A third-generation Clarksville native who grew up on his family's cattle, grain and tobacco farm and drove trucks professionally for nearly 40 years before retiring. Trustee of the Montgomery County Democratic Party.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports eliminating Tennessee's grocery tax
ReportWhere do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“which is why I also support eliminating Tennessee’s grocery tax”
Public safety
Supports more mental-health and addiction services
ReportWhere do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“We should strengthen mental-health and addiction services, continue confronting the opioid epidemic.”
Education
Opposes using public education money for private-school vouchers
ReportWhere do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I do not support diverting public education dollars to private-school vouchers.”
Housing
Supports limiting institutional investors buying single-family homes
ReportWhere do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I also support limiting large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports taxing legal cannabis to help fund roads
He wrote that he prefers long-term investments to relying on Choice Lanes and wants large commercial developments to contribute more.
ReportWhere do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I also support exploring new revenue sources, including legalizing and taxing cannabis and dedicating a portion of that revenue to transportation”
Health & human services
Supports expanding Medicaid in Tennessee
ReportWhere do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
“I support expanding Medicaid in Tennessee”
All sources (6)
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists (Montgomery County offices and districts)
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Qualified Candidates, November 3, 2026 - State General and City of Clarksville
Election filing · Montgomery County Election Commission · montgomerytn.gov
- State General and City of Clarksville, November 3, 2026: Official Sample Ballot
Election filing · Montgomery County Election Commission · montgomerytn.gov
- November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election Candidate Lists
Election filing · Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections · sos.tn.gov
- Garfield Scott running for Tennessee House District 68
News coverage · Clarksville Now · Sep 14, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
- Where do they stand? Tennessee House District 68 candidates (written responses)
Candidate questionnaire · Clarksville Now · Sep 22, 2026 · clarksvillenow.com
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